Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 27, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Aircraft time
67,426 hours, 25,282 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit Air
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT/RT RECIRCULATION FANS SO LOUD THAT CHECKLIST RESPONSES AND COCKPIT COMMUNICATIONS ARE HARD TO HEAR. WHENEVER CREW USES HAND MICROPHONE IN FLIGHT, ATC HAS DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION BECAUSE OF BACKGROUND AIR NOISE. CLEANED DISTRIBUTION DUCTS FROM STEM TO STERN INCLUDING SIDEWALL DIST HOSES AND DIFFUSERS. AIRFLOW HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED.